पञ्चाङ्ग — Bhavnagar, Gujarat · October 15, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.6 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यं यं वापि स्मरन्भावं त्यजत्यन्ते कलेवरम्।

तं तमेवैति कौन्तेय सदा तद्भावभावितः।।8.6।।
"8.6 On whatever sphere of being the mind of a man may be intent at the time of death, thither he will go." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.55°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra79.18°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha181.59°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.39°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra174.70°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani207.65°TulāViśākhā P3

Bhavnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:27 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:38 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:03 – 12:50
Vijaya Muhūrta14:23 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:17 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta00:03 – 00:50

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:27 – 13:54
Yamaganda08:04 – 09:31
Gulika Kāla10:59 – 12:27
Varjyam07:06 – 07:24
Dur Muhūrta 09:20 – 09:43

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:04 – 09:31 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:31 – 10:59 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:59 – 12:27 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:27 – 13:54 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:54 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:22 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:17 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:22 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:22 – 22:54 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:54 – 00:27 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:27 – 01:59 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:59 – 03:31 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:31 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:04 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 21.7645°
Longitude: 72.1519°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868480.27
Julian Day2456945.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0596°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)260.86°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.0596°), declination -8.42°, EoT 14.86 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2014-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)